Thursday, June 26, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 26

June 26, 2003


Navy Seaman Joshua McIntosh


22, of Kingman, Ariz.; assigned to the Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment, 29 Palms, Calif.; died June 26 in Karbala, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound.

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Army Spc. Corey A. Hubbell


20, of Urbana, Ill.; assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala.; died June 26 in Camden Yards, Kuwait, from a non-combat related cause.

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Puerto Rico Army National Guard Spc. Richard P. Orengo


32, of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico; killed by enemy fire June 26 in Najif, Iraq.

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June 26, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros


23, of Santa Ana, Calif.; assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 26 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Jeremy M. Heines


25, of New Orleans; assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed June 26 when his patrol came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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June 26, 2005


Army Spc. Charles A. Kaufman


20, of Fairchild, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Arcadia, Wis.; killed June 26 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

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June 26, 2006


Army Spc. Michael J. Potocki


21, of Baltimore; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died June 26 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy force's small-arms fire during combat operations in Asad, Iraq.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar


30, of Lake Orion, Mich.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 26 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Paul N. King.

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June 26, 2007


Marine Cpl. Derek C. Dixon


20, of Riverside, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died June 26 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder


32, of Blanding, Utah; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 26 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

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June 26, 2008


Marine Capt. Philip J. Dykeman,


38, of Brockport, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lt. Col. Max A. Galeai and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme.


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Marine Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme,


23, of North Miami Beach, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Philip J. Dykeman and Lt. Col. Max A. Galeai.


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Marine Lt. Col. Max A. Galeai,


42, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Philip J. Dykeman and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme.


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Marine Staff Sgt. Edgar A. Heredia,


28, of Houston; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.


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Army Spc. Mark C. Palmateer,


38, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.; died from wounds sustained June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, when his convoy encountered improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton and Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay,


51, of Brooklyn, N.Y., assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.; died from wounds sustained June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, when his convoy encountered improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton and Spc. Mark C. Palmateer.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton,


37, of Livonia, Mich.; assigned to the 425th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Selfridge, Mich.; died from wounds sustained June 26 near Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, when his convoy encountered improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay and Spc. Mark C. Palmateer.


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